A really cool official BlackBerry accessory we’ve seen glimpses of here and there is now available to order: the BlackBerry Visor Mount Speakerphone. The visor mount acts as a waypoint between your BlackBerry and your car stereo system by communicating with your handheld by Bluetooth, and then shunting audio out to your car’s speakers by…
UK: Getting an iPhone to work in your car….
Sounds simple right? Well perhaps not so much as you might think…. We recently bought a used car (from a dealer), which the previous owner had taken the time to buy an iPod dock for. Great, we thought, same connector for the iPhone, whack it in there! It was then I remembered that the electronics…
UK: update – how many of you have Bluetooth-integrated in to your cars?
As many of you will know (including those that live in the UK, and don’t), we now have some pretty strict laws in place regarding the usage of Mobiles in cars – that is, basically that you aren’t allowed to use the phone clamped to your ear – holding it, or cradling between your…
Lenovo Launches $150 Constant Connect for BlackBerry
Lenovo’s probably getting more attention in the mobile sphere for their upcoming Android OPhone, but you might recall that they were working on a little thing called Constant Connect, a card for ThinkPad laptops which linked to your BlackBerry via Bluetooth and constantly kept your Outlook inbox synced up. ThinkPads are notoriously businessy computers, so…
New Plantronics Voyageur Pro Focuses on Noise Cancellation
Plantronics has announced a new Bluetooth headset, the Voyager Pro, which uses some new noise cancellation technology called AudioIQ2. The beauty of it is that its noise cancellation works on both outbound voice through the mic and sound coming in to the earpiece. On top of that,the dual-microphone boom has lots of wind protection built…
Broadcom’s combo Bluetooth/WiFi/FM chip certified for Bluetooth 3.0+HS spec
The Bluetooth SIG just this week announced the new Bluetooth 3.0+HS specification for faster data transfers between Bluetooth-paired devices. And, without wasting any time, Broadcom has announced that its new combination Bluetooth/WiFi/FM radio chip has been certified for the Bluetooth 3.0+HS standard. Bluetooth 3.0+HS offers a new data transfer paradigm that uses the high-speed data…
Concept Headphones Camouflage as Zipper
In an attempt to put an end to tangled headphone wires, designer Ji Woong has cooked up these headphones which are part and parcel of a zipper mechanism. Buying a coat with this built right into the hood, say, would be a surefire seller. The coolest part of all is probably the control mechanism built…
Bluetooth 3.0+HS spec goes live!
Today is the day that Bluetooth changes forever. As expected, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has gone official with their latest Bluetooth 3.0+High Speed spec, ushering in a new age of Bluetooth-connected devices transferring data at an impressive 24Mbps. The new Bluetooth 3.0+HS standard allows for devices, namely smartphones, to quickly pair with other…
Bluetooth Pen Helps Exam Cheating
It’s not exactly the most honourable of accessories, but definitely one of the more ingenious I’ve seen in awhile. This pen takes call through your cell phone via Bluetooth, and allows you to speak into the rear while listening to answers from a small headset. Don’t worry about proctors spotting the earpiece – it’s about…
Bluetooth Headset Disguises as Fashionable Earwear
Here’s a cool idea – why not fold Bluetooth headsets into stuff we already have around our ears? In this particular example designed for a Plantronics competition, the lady-folk could have it built into a stylish ear stud. The microphone flips out as needed, and tucks away unobtrusively when not in use. TriSpecs are already…